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Schulenberg
The ambassador’s surname is misspelled here. The German ambassador to the Soviet Union was Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, not 'Schulenberg.'
Full reasoning
The historical figure discussed here was Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Germany's ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1941. Authoritative historical sources use Schulenburg (with a u after the l), not "Schulenberg." Because the post repeatedly refers to this diplomat, the misspelling is a factual error that can also make the figure harder for readers to identify or look up.
2 sources
- Historical Documents - Office of the Historian
Friedrich Werner, Count Ton der Schulenburg, German Ambassador in the Soviet Union.
- GDW-Berlin: Biographie
Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg ... As German ambassador in Moscow from 1934 to 1941, Schulenburg played an important role...